Nokia and Carphone to roll out music service
Enlarge imageHELSINKI (Reuters) - Global handset leader Nokia said on Tuesday it would kick off of its "Comes with Music" offering in Britain, signing a deal with Carphone Warehouse to offer the first model.
Nokia, the first mobile phone maker to push heavily into content, said "Comes with Music" will differ from other packages on the market because it will allow users to keep all the music they have downloaded during the 12 months.
Three record labels -- Universal, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group -- have signed deals with Nokia to offer their tracks on the service.
Carphone will get exclusive rights for unsubsidised Nokia 5310 XpressMusic "Comes with Music" edition sales in Britain, the Finnish company said in a statement.
Nokia, which plans to roll out further details about its music service on October 2, said Carphone would start taking British pre-orders on Tuesday, but declined to say when sales would start, or for what price.
(Reporting by Tarmo Virki, editing by Will Waterman)
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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Global handset leader Nokia said on Tuesday it would kick off of its "Comes with Music" offering in Britain, signing a deal with Carphone Warehouse to offer the first model.
Nokia, the first mobile phone maker to push heavily into content, said "Comes with Music" will differ from other packages on the market because it will allow users to keep all the music they have downloaded during the 12 months.
Three record labels -- Universal, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group -- have signed deals with Nokia to offer their tracks on the service.
Carphone will get exclusive rights for unsubsidised Nokia 5310 XpressMusic "Comes with Music" edition sales in Britain, the Finnish company said in a statement.
Nokia, which plans to roll out further details about its music service on October 2, said Carphone would start taking British pre-orders on Tuesday, but declined to say when sales would start, or for what price.
(Reporting by Tarmo Virki, editing by Will Waterman)
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